Long before and long after our time on Earth, nature follows its never-ending course. The plants never stop growing, the seasons never stop changing, and the universe and its planets are forever in motion. Nature operates on a scale of time so large and simultaneously so small, we can't fathom…

This concert showcases a rich tapestry of music for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord by Telemann, JS Bach and Buxtehude, where the viola da gamba takes an equal and expressive role in the musical dialogue. The concert also features Purcell’s sublime aria Music for a While, alongside Vivaldi’s radiant…

Mozart’s Great G minor symphony No 40, his most popular, opens the concert. This is a truly grand work, one of Mozart’s last and 1 of only 2 in a minor key. Charles Rosen called it “a work of passion, violence, and grief.” Arvo Pärt’s Da Pacem Domine (Give Peace,…

Long before and long after our time on Earth, nature follows its never-ending course. The plants never stop growing, the seasons never stop changing, and the universe and its planets are forever in motion. Nature operates on a scale of time so large and simultaneously so small, we can't fathom…

Known for their commitment to new music, Affinity Quartet will perform Incantation in Four Parts by French composer Heloise Werner and Movement for String Quartet by Australian violist and composer Justin Williams, a rising voice in Australian composition in the acoustically pristine Windsong Pavillion. The program concludes with Debussy’s String…